The Reign of Emperor Justinian
The Imperial Court
The Imperial Couple: Justinian & Theodora
Sports and Violence: The Circus Factions
The Great Church of Hagia Sophia, in present-day Istanbul, Turkey
For many more images, check the following two websites devoted exclusively to the Great Church:
Hagia
Sophia (2)
(Includes brief survey of the church's history)
Map of Justinian's "Reconquest"
San Vitale, Ravenna
Mosaic in San Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna depicitng facade of Theodoric's palace
(After the Byzantine re-conquest, Theodoric & friends were erased
from the picture;
but if you look carefully at the colums, you can see a couple hands
they left behind)
Justinian in Old Age
